"Col. Bere," Krelov urged anxiously when he saw Berelo's silence, "If you have anything, just say it. Even if you say it wrong, we will not blame you."
"Our brigade has more than 300 people left, but there are less than ten tanks." Belle said hesitantly: "Do you see if we can accept these tanks and use them in the counterattack battle after today?"
Cui Kov couldn't help but be moved by the suggestion of Beret. He thought to himself that if the 4th Brigade of Beret Tanks could get this batch of tanks, the troops would not need to undergo any training and would be able to cooperate with each other and their combat effectiveness would be better than Sokov's team of pieces. He almost agreed to Beret's request, but then he thought, no, Sokov asked himself for tank hands to form a tank force in order to better defend Mamayev's Gate and Red October Tractor Factory. If he took his own initiative and gave the tank to Beret's troops, resulting in the loss of Mamayev's Gate or factory, it would be more costly.
Thinking of this, he shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, Comrade Colonel, I can't give you any tanks."
Be Lei thought that even if Cui Kefu couldn't fully agree with his request, it was still possible to give him at least half of the tanks, but he refused so simply. He asked in confusion: "Comrade Commander, why is this?"
"Comrade Colonel," Cuikov explained to him in order not to let Bi Lei have bad ideas: "I don't deny that if you give the tank to your brigade, you can send great uses in the next battle. But Sokov wants to form a tank unit to better defend the Mamayev hill and the Red October factory. Our counterattack is not successful, and there is still a chance to come again in the future, but if these two important places are lost, what a heavy price we will pay to retake it."
Be Lei was originally very disappointed, but after hearing Cui Kefu's words, he couldn't help but fall into deep thought. With these tanks, his troops could be rebuilt and play a big role in the upcoming counterattack. However, once the counterattack failed, all the tanks were lost. So what kind of power should the workers of the Red October factory use to defend the factory?
Seeing that Believe is silent, Cuikov knew that the other party was in a fierce ideological struggle, so he did not disturb him. Instead, he turned his head and asked Krelov: "Chief of Staff, when will the tank soldiers sent to Lieutenant Colonel Sokov set off?"
Krelov raised his hand and looked at his watch, saying, "It will take half an hour to gather them together..."
"Then I'll give you an hour." Cuikov interrupted Krelov's words before he could finish his words: "Be sure to let them arrive at the Red October Factory as soon as possible, and be familiar with the technical equipment as soon as possible, and be ready to fight against the enemies rushing into the factory."
"Commander, Chief of Staff, I have a suggestion." Bie Lei interrupted, "Why send our brigade to the Red October Factory, so that there is no need to send any other tank soldiers."
Regarding Be Lei's attitude, Cui Kefu asked in confusion: "Send you there, why?"
"Tank combat is not enough to find a group of tankers who can drive tanks or fire guns." Bele said with a sensation: "There is also a tacit understanding between tanks. If Lieutenant Colonel Sokov's tank troops were formed together, the cooperation on the battlefield would be unsatisfactory. My tank brigade does not have such a problem. As long as the soldiers receive new tanks, they can immediately form combat power."
The first time Bere mentioned that his troops could form combat power in the shortest time after receiving tanks, it once made Cui Kov feel moved. At this moment, he mentioned the same question again, but the premise was that the troops were transferred to the Red October Factory. Therefore, Cui Kov asked hesitantly: "Col. Bere, although Sokov's rank is lower than you, he is also a brigade commander. If you go to the Red October Factory, will you command him or he command you?"
"Comrade Commander," Be Lei knew very well. If the troops were transferred to the Red October Factory by Cui Kov, he would definitely not be able to serve as the supreme commander. Instead of asking for it and being rejected, it would be better to be more generous and leave a good impression on the commander: "Since we are going to cooperate with Lieutenant Colonel Sokov, then he is naturally leading me."
Hearing Bere said this, Trikov and Krelov couldn't help but smile. After seeing the expressions of the two, Bere asked curiously: "Commander, Chief of Staff, did I say something wrong?"
"No, you said nothing wrong." Cuikov waved his hand to Bere and said, "The Chief of Staff and I laughed, thinking that Colonel Witkov, deputy chief of staff of the Army, was sent to the 73rd Infantry Brigade as deputy brigade commander. Unexpectedly, now you, the colonel, also have to be in command of a lieutenant colonel."
Fortunately, as long as Bo Lei can attack the enemy, he does not value his position. He said with a normal expression: "As long as he can win, don't say let me listen to the command of a lieutenant colonel, even if he listens to the command of a lieutenant, I have no complaints."
"Col. Since you are determined to go to the Red October factory, I will agree to your request." After expressing your agreement, Cui Kefu continued: "However, your troops cannot be transferred all."
"Can't all be transferred?" Be Lei was stunned at first, and then understood what Cui Kefu meant. He nodded and said, "I understand, Comrade Commander, if our entire brigade leaves its current position, the defense there will be weak. So, I will leave the deputy brigade commander and the ten tanks. What do you think?"
"Okay!" Seeing that Be Lei understood his intention, Cui Kefu nodded and said, "Then let it be. Comrade Colonel, you go back and arrange your work, and then rush to the Red October Factory as soon as possible."
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Besides, after Sokov called Krelov, he and Yakov and Brisky guessed how many tank soldiers could the Army Command send to him?
"Misha," Yakov said first: "The two areas you defend are very important. Once a certain loss is lost, the defense line will be divided by the enemy. If I were the commander of the army, I would definitely agree to your request without hesitation."
"I may not see it." Brisky stayed in the city for a long time and knew that the reduction of personnel in each unit was very serious, so he was very pessimistic about how many tank soldiers his superiors could add to him: "I guess the more than 70 tank players mentioned by the Chief of Staff are already at the limit, and it is impossible to have more."
After all, Sokov and others expressed their opinions, they spoke: "Even if the Chief of Staff can only provide us with more than 70 tank soldiers, plus the original tank company in the brigade, I think at least 25 tanks can be used for combat. If you want more tanks to be put into combat, the best way is to ask the deputy director of Zinchenko to help, draw some workers who can drive tanks from the factory and organize them into our newly built tank brigade."
"This is a good idea." Yakov agreed with Sokov: "Let workers be tank drivers, and the original drivers can take on the positions of commanders or gunners, so that we can use more tanks."
"There are tank hands," said Kalashnikov, who had never spoken, "But what about the cooperation between tanks? If there is no cooperation for a period of time, it will be difficult for the tank battalion to form a tacit understanding during combat."
Speaking of tanks, Kalashnikov is the one with the most say in this room. After hearing what he said, everyone couldn't help but feel worried. Sokov asked with a wry smile: "Comrade Lieutenant, do you have any good ways to solve this problem?"
"Only after a long period of training can a tacit understanding be formed between the tankers." Kalashnikov said this and couldn't help but sigh: "It's a pity that the enemy won't give us that long."
Kalashnikov's words reminded Sokov, and he said frowningly: "Also, among the tank soldiers sent by the Chief of Staff, we can find two officers who can serve as battalion commanders. The tank company commander Lieutenant Alitai in the brigade has limited ability. Being a company commander is still okay, but being a battalion commander is not qualified."
"Misha, if you don't say it, I almost forgot about the commander." Yakov had worked in the tank division before. Although he was an artillery, not a tank soldier, he knew very well that if the tank battalion wanted to win a battle, there must be an excellent commander. The Lieutenant Altai had seen it, and at best it was a company commander's material. He turned his attention to Kalashnikov and asked Sokov tentatively: "Misha, how about you let Kalashnikov be the battalion commander?"
"Let Kalashnikov be the commander of the tank battalion?" Hearing Yakov's suggestion, Sokov stared at Kalashnikov standing aside, thinking in his heart: With the appearance of his butterfly, it may not be realistic for him to be the father of AK47. He originally planned to let him become a weapon engineer, but now the position of tank brigade commander is vacant, so he is a suitable candidate.
Seeing that everyone was focusing their eyes on him, Kalashnikov immediately guessed what they were thinking, and quickly waved his hand and said, "I can't do it, and my ability is not competent for the position of this tank battalion commander." He raised his right hand, which was unable to bend due to injury, and continued, "Look, my hands are like this, can I continue to be a tank hand?"
Sokov looked at Kalashnikov's hand and felt that he was not suitable for being a tanker anymore in his current situation. He sighed and said to him: "Comrade Lieutenant, although you can't be a tanker anymore, you have a more important job."
"More important work?" Kalashnikov's face showed a confused expression: "What important work?"
"Did you forget the tank phone number I just mentioned?" Sokov saw that Kalashnikov hadn't come back to his senses for a moment, so he reminded him: "There are more than 40 tanks in the underground tank Curtain. I hope you can call them all within three days. How about it, can it be done?"
Kalashnikov hesitated for a moment, and then replied: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, if you can give me enough staff, I will definitely call all the tanks within three days."
"Wait a minute, Misha." Perhaps seeing the conversation between the two was a bit too casual, Yakov came out to remind Sokov: "It's better to install one first to try it out. If it's good, you will naturally call each tank; but if the ideal effect is not achieved, I don't think there is any need to make trouble."
"Major Yakov is right." Brisky continued: "Let's try it first. If the effect is good, it's not too late to call all the tanks. If it doesn't work, don't waste our precious resources now."
"Comrade Lieutenant," he saw that Yakov and Brisky suggested trying the effect first, Sokov was not stubborn. After all, installing a telephone number for the tank was also seen in the book. Whether it was applicable or not, it still needed to verify in advance. Therefore, he said to Kalashnikov: "You will work hard tonight and find a tank to install the phone number. We will try the effect tomorrow."
"Okay," Kalashnikov promised very readily, "as long as you arrange your assistant and prepare tools for me, I can do it now."
"Comrade Captain," Sokov saw that only Brisky could run errands for him in the room, so he said to him: "Go and find Cousto and ask him to arrange several assistants for Lieutenant Kalashnikov."
Shortly after Brisky left the room, the phone ringing on the table rang. Sokov thought it was Brisky's call, so he picked up the microphone and stuck it in his ear and asked, "How is it, is there any good news to tell me?"
The person who called the phone heard Sokov say this, couldn't help but remain silent for a moment, and then laughed and said, "Lieutenant Colonel Sokov, are you good fortune telling? You actually know that I have good news to tell you."
"Hello, Comrade Chief of Staff." Sokov could not help but be startled when he heard that the person who was speaking was Krelov, the chief of the Army. He asked in a hurry: "What instructions do you have?"
"Lt. Col. Sokov, I called you to tell you." Krelov said on the phone: "After my research and the commander, those tank soldiers will not be sent to you."
Hearing Krelov say this, Sokov's heart sank suddenly and he asked hurriedly: "Why?"
Krelov laughed twice at first, then said, "This is the good news I want to tell you. Colonel Bere, the commander of the 84th Tank Brigade, took the initiative to propose that he would bring some tank soldiers to the Red October Tractor Factory to participate in your tank battalion. How about it, is it welcome?"
"Welcome, of course." Sokov replied in a panic. After pausing for a moment, he remembered that Belei's rank was higher than himself, so he asked in embarrassment: "Comrade Chief of Staff, Colonel Belei's rank is higher than mine. Who should we obey the command after he comes here?"
"Of course it's you," Krelov said: "Since you are commanding the battles in the factory, those who cooperate with you will have to obey your command."
Chapter completed!